author: philip woodrow

... respiratory effort relates to the use of abdominal muscles . This could lead to a wrong diagnosis . Altered rhythms indicate an underlying disorder , e.g. Kussmaul breathing ( rapid deep respi- rations due to the stimulation of the ...

... Care and Emergency Medicine ( NICEM ) Section of the European Society of ... Critical Care Nursing : a holistic approach . 10th edn . Philadelphia , PA ... ( ed ) . ( 2014 ) Manual of Dietetic Practice . 5th edn . Oxford . Wiley Blackwell ...

... aspirin in the second International Study on Infarct Survival ( ISIS 2 ) have been reported to be maintained for at least 10 years when antiplatelet therapy such as aspirin is continued ( Baigent et al . , 1998 ) . Aspirin 300 mg is a ...

... MUST (Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool – MAG, 2003). MUST combines scores for body mass index (BMI – kg/m2), weight loss and disease to identify risk of malnutrition: □ 0 = low risk □ 1 = medium risk □ 2 or more = high risk ...

... respiratory acidosis 157–8 respiratory alkalosis 158 respiratory assessment 136–7; deformities 139; inspection 137–41; respiratory failure 141–4 respiratory compensation 140 respiratory failure 141–4; management of 144; non-invasive ...

... respiratory acidosis 157–8 respiratory alkalosis 158 respiratory assessment 136–7; deformities 139; inspection 137–41; respiratory failure 141–4 respiratory compensation 140 respiratory failure 141–4; management of 144; non-invasive ...

... brain stem dead: understanding of death, observation of brain stem death ... Nurse, 12 (11): 783–786. Oudemans-van Straaten, H.M., Wester, J.P.J., de Pont, A.C. ... Page, V. (2008) Sedation and delirium assessment in the ICU. Care of the ...